Associate - Green Skilling

About Swaniti <\/b>
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Swaniti Initiative is a social enterprise that is\nworking at the intersection of climate, governance and last mile delivery. We\nbelieve that while the willingness and resources exist, there are fundamental\ngaps in the execution within communities that is the biggest crisis in the\nclimate movement. Accordingly, Swaniti works with subnational governments to\nconduct microplanning exercises with consultations with community and key\nstakeholders to understand the pathways forward, provide technical assistance\nto subnational governments to provide support in program implementation and\nsupport in monitoring and delivery of programs. A significant focus of our work\nwithin climate and governance is on preparing the private sector and\ncommunities for the energy transition. Therefore, green skilling becomes key to\nour work. We are working with key industry players and communities to map out the\nopportunities and gaps around the skilling ecosystem. This has included\nproviding technical assistance to subnational on policy support for providing\nskilling. Accordingly, Swaniti is looking to build up its team around green\nskilling and is looking for experienced professionals working on the\nintersection for the same.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>
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Job Overview:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b>
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We are looking for an experienced professional who is\nkeen on taking up the role in a project focused on green skilling. The\nprofessional will be expected to further Swaniti\u2019s vision on understanding the\ngaps and opportunities on green skilling and then work with state governments\non operationalizing them. The current areas of \u201cgreen skilling\u201d include solar,\nhydro, geothermal, wind and domestic waste management. Given the\ntechnical requirements of the space, the following qualities would be favourably\nlooked upon for the candidate.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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The candidate must have demonstrated experience in the\nskills sector. This can include conducting skill assessments, working with\nskilling departments, and managing skilling work.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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Past\nexperiences of working on sustainability and climate would be favourably looked\nupon, including on state and central government initiative. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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Demonstrated experience of working with\nstate/central government would be advantageous<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>A strong\nunderstanding of the skilling ecosystem would support the candidacy. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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Strong\nefficiency in conducting on\-field surveys, FGDs s and household interviews<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>
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Requirements<\/h3>
We are\nlooking for Associates who can support in a.) ground level analysis through\nprimary data and research, b.) assistance to state governments on policy\nplanning and program identification and c.) requisite monitoring and program\nimplementation support on ground. Therefore, the Associate will be working as\npart of a larger team to be able to \-<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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Develop\nhigh\-quality research documents, along with need assessment, situation\nanalysis, data analysis, brainstorming with relevant stakeholders.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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Coordinate, manage, and draft a comprehensive\nresearch paper on community readiness for green skilling.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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The\nAssociate will be expected to come up with critical research inputs and support\nin policy formulation document.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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Work\nwith the state administration to operationalize the feedback that is being\ncollected within communities.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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Organize and execute events,\nseminars, and roundtable discussions, etc., that are needed for the green\-skilling\nprocess.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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Provide any additional support to\nbuild out capabilities around green skilling.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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Conduct on field surveys and analyse\nlarge\-scale data sets<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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Qualifications\-<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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Candidates\nmust have at least 2\-3 years of experience working in skilling, energy and\nlivelihoods<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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Prior\nexperience in handling large\-scale government data sets and working with state\ndepartments<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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A post\-graduate\ndegree in any field with a preference for those possessing a degree in\nenvironment, climate and sustainability, energy, skilling related field, etc.,\nis strongly preferred.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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Prior\nexperience working with government and grassroots organizations in the space of\nskilling and livelihoods<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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Proficiency in Telugu (spoken)\nwill be preferred, as the role involves engagement with stakeholders in the\nAndhra Pradesh region.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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If you do not hear from us within 30 days, please consider your application to be unsuccessful, and your application has been retained in our database for future opportunities<\/i>
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